By Ifeizu Joe
Rumours of a one week long sit at home exercise, starting from July 3 to July 10, purported to have been declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been dismissed.
An audio message, purported to be coming from IPOB has been circulating on social media, with the promoters claiming that the exercise tagged #FreeNnamdiKanu, is a move geared towards forcing the federal government to release the its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of Department of States Services (DSS).
The audio message claimed that there will be dire consequences for anyone who ventures out on the said dates.
But the media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Mr Emma Powerful told THE RAZOR upon enquiry that the audio message was not from his group.
Powerful insisted that this reporter should have known by now those who are quick to declare fake sit at home exercise. He however refused to mention the name of those responsible.
He said: “You must know whom madness sit-at-home is, and the criminal who is illegally destroying our land.
“I will issue an official press release against it in two to three days to the date declared in the audio, but for now, the leadership (of IPOB) has asked me not to give it attention or attraction.”
IPOB had first declared every Monday a sit at home day in the South East, as a way to compel the federal government to release its leader Kanu, but later canceled it, upon plea that the exercise was taking a toll on the economy of the region.
However, since its cancelation, some hoodlums have continued to enforce it, making many to compulsorily sit at home every Monday, despite IPOB’s assurances.
A factional leader of the group, Simon Ekpa, who is based in Finland has continually supported the Monday exercise, and even threatened governors of Anambra and Enugu, Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Mr Peter Mbah respectively, who had spoken and cancelled the exercise in their states.
